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O to be in BrisbaneMixy in the TMS inbox said:"In deepest, darkest freezing Essex on a youth work residential, all huddled in one tent eating lukewarm Pot Noodles listening to commentary from a much warmer and romantic climate. England are falling to pieces like my camp bed... the joys of youth work!"
Can they bat all day?Jonathan Agnew said:If you woke up this morning and saw Australia's scorecard, you probably assessed England did not play well. Let me tell you that simply was not the case.
England could not have done anything more with the ball before lunch. They could have rolled Australia over in the morning session but luck was conspicuously absent for the tourists at the Gabba.
Damn shame - and just when it was going so well.basil said:Pay TV has not done the game any favours.....
Private Eye said:NUMBER CRUNCHING
40p Cost per day of BBC TV licence
£1.86 Cost per minute of watching Audley Harrison being defeated by David Haye in under eight minutes on Sky pay-per-view this month
Vaughan has just made a point of how full it is tonight.basil said:Pay TV has not done the game any favours, and another thing look at the empty seats at the gabba.....
Suspicion? - eh?TMS said:That was played with some suspicion by Trott
basil said:and another thing look at the empty seats at the gabba.....
Withnail said:Can they bat all day?Jonathan Agnew said:If you woke up this morning and saw Australia's scorecard, you probably assessed England did not play well. Let me tell you that simply was not the case.
England could not have done anything more with the ball before lunch. They could have rolled Australia over in the morning session but luck was conspicuously absent for the tourists at the Gabba.
It has been brought to my attention that there is an hour long highlights programme on ITV4 at 10pm.basil said:Pay TV has not done the game any favours
Can Australia bat all day?Withnail said:Can they bat all day?Jonathan Agnew said:If you woke up this morning and saw Australia's scorecard, you probably assessed England did not play well. Let me tell you that simply was not the case.
England could not have done anything more with the ball before lunch. They could have rolled Australia over in the morning session but luck was conspicuously absent for the tourists at the Gabba.
TMS said:01/07
In the words of Lieutenant George in Blackadder Goes Forth: "Permission for lip to wobble, sir?" That's England's first victory in Australia for almost eight years and for many of you tuning in, this is uncharted territory down under.
Yours affectionately.Does anyone know whether there are any pubs showing the Ashes and till what time they would be doing so?